diff --git a/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.js b/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.js
index 3e4e5f0..2dcf70c 100644
--- a/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.js
+++ b/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
   const player = () => document.querySelector("#VideoJsPlayer video");
 
+  let WAITING_FOR_REFRESH = true;
   let SCENE_ID = null;
   /** @type {FlattenedSceneData?} */ let cachedSceneData;
 
@@ -201,7 +202,16 @@
     );
   }
 
-  async function setDiscordActivity() {
+  async function setDiscordActivity(event) {
+    if (event?.type === "timeupdate") {
+      if (!WAITING_FOR_REFRESH) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      WAITING_FOR_REFRESH = false;
+      setTimeout(() => (WAITING_FOR_REFRESH = true), 5000);
+    }
+
     const sceneData = await getSceneData(SCENE_ID);
     if (!sceneData) return;
 
diff --git a/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.yml b/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.yml
index 1c2ffb8..6a27da1 100644
--- a/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.yml
+++ b/plugins/discordPresence/discordPresence.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Discord Presence
 description: Sets currently playing scene data as your Discord status. See README for prerequisites and config options (blue hyperlink next to enable/disable button)
 url: https://github.com/stashapp/CommunityScripts/tree/main/plugins/discordPresence
 # requires: CommunityScriptsUILibrary
-version: 1.1
+version: 1.2
 settings:
   discordClientId:
     displayName: Custom Discord application ID